RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 (P274618)

Official or display tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-0641

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}lugal-banda3{da} dingir-ra-ni-ir
2. {d}nin-sun2 ama-a-ni-ir
3. {d}suen-ga-szi-id
4. lugal unu{ki}-ga lugal am-na-nu-um
5. u2-a e2-an-na u4 e2-an-na
6. mu-du3-a
7. e2 kankal e2 ki-tusz
8. sza3-hul2-la-ka-ne-ne
9. mu-ne-en-du3
10. bala nam-lugal-la-ka-ne2
11. 3(asz) sze gur-ta 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki-ta
12. 1(u) ma-na uruda-ta 3(ban2) i3-gesz-ta
13. ganba ma-da-na-ka
14. ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2-e
15. he2-eb2-da-sa10
16. mu-a-ni mu he2-gal2-la he2-a

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.04.01.08 composite (P448524) Q002245 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P274618

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 81.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-0641
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274618

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.01.08, ex. 23

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: MVN 10, 45

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 013, 1924-641

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-28 at 18:26:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.08, Ex. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274618.
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry (No. P274618). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274618 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274618 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274618},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.08, Ex. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274618.
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry (No. P274618). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274618 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274618 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274618},
}


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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P274618
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274618
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